I've read a few comments that think Steve just did this for good PR or out of greed or that he's just trying to lay blame elsewhere. Have we really become this cynical? Can't someone actually do something good anymore? Sometimes people in positions of influence feel the weight of their responsibility and actually do the right thing! I think this is one of those times.
Let's look at his history of digging his heels in and publicly fighting the labels on tiered pricing and give him the benefit of the doubt. No one else in a similar position of influence has stuck their neck out for a fair deal for consumers. Not Microsoft, not Yahoo, not Amazon, not Napster, not Real, nor anyone else. He's asking in a very intelligent, mature and public manner for what we have all begged and pleaded and complained about. Let's just be mature and grateful rather than pissing all over him for what we assume are his motives. My Science 10 teacher taught me that when you ASSUME you make an A** out of U and ME. Ungrateful behavior like this makes me sick. He's doing what we asked him to.
I for one will do what my mother and father taught me to do when someone does something nice and/or what I asked them to. I will say:
Have we really become this cynical? Can't someone actually do something altruistic anymore? Sometimes people in positions of influence feel the weight of their responsibility and actually do the right thing! I think this is one of those times.
The comment comes across to me as though we believe that he said what he said just for the good PR. The fact that he (as the leader of the largest distributor of DRMd content) actually had the guts to stand up and say that DRM is bad, isn't working and that he would rather see it abolished is a gutsy move and one that no one else in a position of power like his has had the guts to say. I think we should all thank him for at least sticking his neck on the line.
Secondly, I have to disagree with your point that abolishing DRM and putting music players like the iPod and Zune is the greedy thing to do. Remember his player is in the dominant position. So how would taking the dominant player with a strong bundling and putting it on equal footing be the greedy option. Ask any Biz Dev person and they will tell that if they were in the same position, they would never do anything to that would potentially remove them from that dominant position. No I think if this were to actually happen (the studios give up on DRM) this would actually increase competition and would make Apple have to work harder at staying at the top. That's a brave move. But as you say, Jobs isn't concerned about that because he genuinely believes that even if the playing field is leveled, his attention to overall experience will win out. Again I think that's brave on his part and better than anyone else has done.
Can I add my vote for Retrospect. I've used it for more than 6 years and it has always worked fantastically for me. If you want a solid commercial solution, I would go with Retrospect. Also I really like the single file backup. External HD space is so cheap nowadays and we have found that to be a very successful method for us.
I too have had these problems with Access and I will second this suggestion for FileMaker. I have used FileMaker for years and it is a tool that has a lot of power but is easy enough for any Access user to grasp. In fact I would say often times it is simpler to use than Access. For me its major benefits are:
There are many times I am working in Access and wish I had the easy to use layout features and container capabilities of FileMaker.
Definitely go with FileMaker!!
I haven't used it but it looks like an amazing interface that uses your barcode scanner to get details about the item from sites online. The UI looks fantastic as well!!
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I've read a few comments that think Steve just did this for good PR or out of greed or that he's just trying to lay blame elsewhere. Have we really become this cynical? Can't someone actually do something good anymore? Sometimes people in positions of influence feel the weight of their responsibility and actually do the right thing! I think this is one of those times.
Let's look at his history of digging his heels in and publicly fighting the labels on tiered pricing and give him the benefit of the doubt. No one else in a similar position of influence has stuck their neck out for a fair deal for consumers. Not Microsoft, not Yahoo, not Amazon, not Napster, not Real, nor anyone else. He's asking in a very intelligent, mature and public manner for what we have all begged and pleaded and complained about. Let's just be mature and grateful rather than pissing all over him for what we assume are his motives. My Science 10 teacher taught me that when you ASSUME you make an A** out of U and ME. Ungrateful behavior like this makes me sick. He's doing what we asked him to.
I for one will do what my mother and father taught me to do when someone does something nice and/or what I asked them to. I will say:
Thank You, Steve Jobs!
Have we really become this cynical? Can't someone actually do something altruistic anymore? Sometimes people in positions of influence feel the weight of their responsibility and actually do the right thing! I think this is one of those times.
The comment comes across to me as though we believe that he said what he said just for the good PR. The fact that he (as the leader of the largest distributor of DRMd content) actually had the guts to stand up and say that DRM is bad, isn't working and that he would rather see it abolished is a gutsy move and one that no one else in a position of power like his has had the guts to say. I think we should all thank him for at least sticking his neck on the line.
Secondly, I have to disagree with your point that abolishing DRM and putting music players like the iPod and Zune is the greedy thing to do. Remember his player is in the dominant position. So how would taking the dominant player with a strong bundling and putting it on equal footing be the greedy option. Ask any Biz Dev person and they will tell that if they were in the same position, they would never do anything to that would potentially remove them from that dominant position. No I think if this were to actually happen (the studios give up on DRM) this would actually increase competition and would make Apple have to work harder at staying at the top. That's a brave move. But as you say, Jobs isn't concerned about that because he genuinely believes that even if the playing field is leveled, his attention to overall experience will win out. Again I think that's brave on his part and better than anyone else has done.
Can I add my vote for Retrospect. I've used it for more than 6 years and it has always worked fantastically for me. If you want a solid commercial solution, I would go with Retrospect. Also I really like the single file backup. External HD space is so cheap nowadays and we have found that to be a very successful method for us.
- Cross Platform
- Easy Forms Layout
- Simple Scripting Language
- Ability to set Permissions
- ODBC Access
- Container Fields (Documents, Pictures, Movies, Audio)
There are many times I am working in Access and wish I had the easy to use layout features and container capabilities of FileMaker. Definitely go with FileMaker!!I haven't used it but it looks like an amazing interface that uses your barcode scanner to get details about the item from sites online. The UI looks fantastic as well!!
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